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Merseyside Police has released this shocking dashcam video footage of a police vehicle being attacked with bricks, causing substantial damage to the vehicle and injuries to an officer.

On Tuesday, 2 February, a Volvo estate was pulled over by police in Kirkby, Merseyside.

The car initially stopped, before the driver and front seat passenger jumped out and threw bricks at the windscreen of the police vehicle, causing damage and showering the officer in glass.

The men hurl bricks at the police car windscreen before speeding offCredit:
Merseyside Police

The Volvo made off at speed and was pursued around the Kirkby area before being lost on the M57.

Following extensive enquiries, the offenders were later identified as 33-year-old Carl Foley and 22-year-old Karl Waring, both of no fixed abode.

Both were arrested and charged with various offences and remanded in custody for trial. Following guilty pleas, Karl Waring was sentenced to five years six months in prison for Affray and separate offences of Possession with intent to supply cannabis .

Carl Foley was sentenced to two years nine months imprisonment for Affray, Dangerous Driving and Disqualified Driving.